Unisex name · since 1979
Azhar
Since 1979, U.S. Social Security records show 316 babies named Azhar, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,290 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,997 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 316
- born since 1979
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Azhar is the #3997 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 316 recorded since 1979.
Social Security Administration records show Azhar recorded 316 times among boys since 1979, holding rank #3997 nationally today, ahead of 71% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2025.
- #10,290 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,997 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 316 born since 1979
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Azhar ranks #10,290 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,997 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 316 born since 1979, peaking in the 2020s.
- #10,290 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,997 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 316
- born since 1979
- 2020s
- peak decade
Azhar's 316 recorded births place it above 77.34% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
How Azhar compares
316 47th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Azhar's all-time total is 14% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Azhar | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 316 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 27 | 34 | 22,252 |
Azhar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Azhar's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 61% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 39%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1979, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 27, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Azhar popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Azhar popularity over time - girls
157 total births recorded since 1990 (Azhar as girls' name)
Azhar by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (102 births, 32% of the file).
2020s was Azhar's strongest decade.
102 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Azhar births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 40
1990s
40 births
- 2000s
2000s
93 births
- 2010s
2010s
71 births
- 2020s
2020s
102 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 102 births (32% of all-time use).
Azhar by state
Where Azhar concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 1.6% |
5 of 316 births nationwide.
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- Pennsylvania records the most Azhars (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Azhar: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~46 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1979–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Azhar draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.